Mauricio Pochettino made the candid admission that his Tottenham Hotspur squad had found the group phase of the Champions League to be a step too far, as he suggested that changes on all levels, including personnel, would be needed to move them forward.

Claudio Ranieri described Leicester City’s progress to the knockout stage of the Champions League as group winners and with a match to spare as an “unbelievable” achievement, yet demanded his players now show the same level of performance domestically in order to climb well clear of the relegation zone.